Literary usage of Awful

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1.The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)"Nothin' ever seems to suit— The manager's an awful brute; ... Ain't it awful, Mabel?
Met a boy last Tuesday night, Was spendin' money left and right— Me, ..."

2.A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1808)"... of the Harbour—An awful Calamity— Reflexions. The entrance of the harbour is
narrow and dangerous, being fenced on each fide by a range of precipices. ..."

3.Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1853)"For “an awful rule” I propose to substitute and lawful rule, as agreeing better
with the text ... The words “an awful” are as clearly to my mind and lawful. ..."

4.A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain (1906)"0 THE awful GERMAN LANGUAGE A little learning makes the whole world kin.— Proverbs
xxxii, J. I WENT often to look at the collection of curiosities in ..."